Category: Finance
Social assistance expenditures escalated in Germany in 2024
(de-news.net) – According to data published by the Federal Statistical Office, Germany’s net expenditures on social assistance under the Social Code Book XII (SGB XII)…
Contested fiscal strategy: political and economic responses to indication of tax increases
(de-news.net) – Opposition parties and representatives of economic interest groups have expressed strong disapproval of Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposal to explore the possibility…
Grimm proposes social sector reform to strengthen fiscal sustainability
(de-news.net) – Veronika Grimm, a member of the German Council of Economic Experts, has advocated for extensive fiscal consolidation measures, proposing annual budgetary reductions of…
Tax policy cleavage within Germany’s governing coalition
(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister and SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil has suggested that tax increases remain a plausible instrument for addressing the nation’s 30-billion-euro budget…
DIHK President calls for structural reforms to safeguard Germany’s social security systems
(de-news.net) – In light of mounting fiscal and demographic pressures, Peter Adrian, President of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), has…
Proposal for loan-based social benefits for non-EU migrants sparks debate on integration and equity
(de-news.net) – A debate has emerged following a policy initiative introduced by two district administrators affiliated with the SPD in the federal state of Thuringia….
SPD and Greens oppose economist’s proposed social benefit cuts
(de-news.net)- Senior representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens have expressed firm opposition to recent assessments made by economist Veronika Grimm…
Economist urges prudence in pension and care systems
(de-news.net) – Economist Veronika Grimm has advocated a reassessment of benefit provisions in response to the increasing financial burden on social insurance systems. She emphasized…
Welfare reform for Ukrainian refugees debated amidst coalition disagreement
(de-news.net) – Municipal and city associations in Germany have called on federal and state governments to fully reimburse local authorities for the cost of transitioning…
Federal Government enacts multibillion-euro pension reform (Update)
(de-news.net) – In order to safeguard the statutory pension level, the Federal Government has enacted a comprehensive pension reform package. A particularly contentious element of…
Toward equitable reform: Germany’s Bürgergeld debate between fiscal and social pressures (Update)
(de-news.net) – Amid rising citizen benefit costs, which reached €47 billion last year, the SPD—following the CDU—proposed stricter measures against those allegedly avoiding employment. SPD…
Group of scientists propose changes to the pension system
(de-news.net) – A comprehensive reform of the pension system is deemed unavoidable. This assessment is based on a policy paper authored by a group of…
